Imagine the uproar if Nick Daicos left Collingwood tomorrow, seduced by a huge financial offer from a rival Australian football competition. Imagine if the reigning Brownlow Medallist, Patrick Cripps, followed suit, then Christian Petracca and Charlie Curnow and more. Chaos would ensue.
Welcome to the world of football in the late 1930s. The Victorian Football League (VFL) was as dominant then as ... (read more)